EPA TRI Facility · Food
Frito-Lay,inc.
Rosenberg, TX · Parent: Pepsico Inc
- Total releases
- 528.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Frito-Lay,inc.: how the 528.3K lbs splits
528.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 528.3K lbs 100.0%
Frito-Lay,inc.'s 528.3K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Frito-Lay,inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rosenberg, TX, in the food sector. It reported 70.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 528.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,882 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Frito-Lay,inc. is pounds #197 and chemical-count #1153 at 528.3K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heidelberg Materials - Rosenberg Rmc; Rosenberg Block Plant; Seatex Corp; 443 - Richmond Oilseeds. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Frito Lay Inc.; Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory; Long Prairie Packing Co. Other Pepsico Inc sites in this extract: Frito Lay Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant; Frito-Lay Inc; Frito-Lay Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Frito-Lay,inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 528.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dairy Farmers of America Inc and Frito Lay Inc..
Frito-Lay,inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
528K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Frito-Lay,inc. in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Frito-Lay,inc. reports the 228th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Dairy Farmers of America Inc and Frito Lay Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Frito-Lay,inc.'s total reported releases fell from 123.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 70.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito-Lay,inc.'s land releases fell from 123.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 70.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Frito-Lay,inc. Form-R facts
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See how Frito-Lay,inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
10648195.9× more than the comparison
33% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Frito-Lay,inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 528.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (106.8K lbs to 70.0K lbs).
Frito-Lay,inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Frito-Lay,inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 106.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 104.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 123.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 123.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 70.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 297.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 231.3K lbs | - |
Frito-Lay,inc. · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Frito-Lay,inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Heidelberg Materials - Rosenberg Rmc, Rosenberg Block Plant, Seatex Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Frito Lay Inc., Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Frito-Lay,inc. on cumulative reported pounds (528.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Acpi Wood Products LLC, Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div, Ames Copper Group LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Acpi Wood Products LLC Waconia, MN · Furniture 528.3K lbs reported
- Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div Simpsonville, SC · Plastics and Rubber 528.6K lbs reported
- Ames Copper Group LLC Shelby, NC · Primary Metals 528.7K lbs reported
- Olin Winchester LLC Main Plant East Alton, IL · Fabricated Metals 529.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pepsico Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Frito Lay Inc., Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant, Frito-Lay Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Heidelberg Materials - Rosenberg Rmc. Frito-Lay,inc. stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Frito-Lay,inc. TRI extract (MID · LAND · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Frito-Lay,inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rosenberg, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 3.7% of Fort Bend TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Acpi Wood Products LLC (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Frito-Lay,inc. stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov